Any Challenger? Real Madrid President Florentino Perez Says Karim Benzema ‘Will Win’ 2022 Ballon d’Or

• Florentino Perez has stated with unmitigated certainty that Karim Benzema will be crowned the 2022 Ballon d'Or winner
• The 34-year-old Frenchman has been widely tipped as the overwhelming favourite to clinch this year's most coveted individual award in football
• This year's Ballon d'Or ceremony will take place at the Theatre du Chatelet, Paris on Monday, October 17

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists club captain Karim Benzema will be crowned the winner of the 2022 Ballon d'Or award.

The Madrid chief appeared remarkably confident that the Frenchman will crown his stunning performance in the year under review by scooping the coveted individual diadem.

Benzema enjoyed an incredibly outstanding campaign, guiding Los Blancos to a record-extending 14th Champions League title while spearheading the club to yet another La Liga crown in style.

He also notched an eyewatering 44 goals in 46 games across all competitions, putting him in pole position to walk in the footsteps of Luka Modric, Cristiano Ronaldo and a host of other Madrid legends to have won the Ballon d'Or.

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Speaking at Real Madrid’s General Assembly, Perez asserted the 34-year-old forward will add the Ballon d'Or award to his incredible haul of individual achievements.

“Benzema has already received the prize of the best player of the year from UEFA and in the coming days, he will be awarded the Ballon d’Or. Nobody doubts it,” Perez said as quoted by Diario AS.

Perez's assertion comes in the wake of a leaked photo declaring Benzema as the winner of the award, which went viral on social media last week.

Leaked screenshot reveals Karim Benzema as winner of the 2022 Ballon d'Or

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that a leaked image displaying the 2022 Ballon d'Or results has surfaced on social media.

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The viral screenshot declares Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema as this year's winner of football's most coveted individual diadem.

Benzema, who has been tipped to win the 2022 Ballon d'Or by seven-time winner Lionel Messi, is deemed as the firm candidate to annex the prize.